We consider ourselves blessed to be gifted with this pregnancy. Despite ongoing morning sickness, we are exceptionally grateful to know God has trusted us with this child. Pregnancy is a unique subject, intertwined with a variety of emotions for people. While we received our positive result with joy, many are overwhelmed with fear by theirs, while many others are overcome with despair as they receive negative after negative. As we made plans to share our news with our family members, we knew it was essential to keep this emotional spectrum in mind. We spent a lot of time in prayer and discernment as we considered each individual member of our family.
We were doubly blessed with the opportunity to use Christmas as a way to sneak in some adorable announcement gifts without raising too much suspicion. We're pretty sure we gave ourselves away in a few cases, but the love we received far outweighed any concern that a surprise might have been lost. It was extremely stressful hanging on with so much anticipation. As the clock ticked down the seconds before each moment of realization, Kiersten's blood pounded through her veins - you would have thought we were strapping into our seats on the top thrill Dragster!
Each family member responded in their own, individual way, but the overwhelming response was that of love and excitement. The emotions in each exchange weighed heavily on us. There is no doubt this child will be well loved by all of their aunts, uncles and grandparents.
Comments
Post a Comment